List within two weeks bail pleas of appellants in jail for 14+ years: Calcutta High Court

The High Court was of the view that the inordinate incarceration of appellants for about 20 years by itself was an infraction of their fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Registrar (IT) to prepare a list of appeals where appellants have been in jail for 14 years or more, and to list those matters for consideration of bail within two weeks [In Re : Guddu Mondal @ Guddu Ali Mondal].

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